PolishDave Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 No backup QB makes the money that Cassel would have made if on the opening day roster (the full $6mil) Maybe he comes back for less money...maybe somebody else picks him up immediately....its really a money thing for Cassell at this point. I would not even be surprised if the Pats did so depending on their view of the Garapolow guy. Pats will bring him in and get a copy of the playbook. Then they will let him go.
BackInDaDay Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Hokie gave us this link.. somewhere and it appears up to date http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000518343/article/nfl-roster-cuts-tracker so.. where's that Sign Thad Lewis thread?! Edited September 5, 2015 by BackInDaDay
BringBackFergy Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Must really suck thinking you've made the team and then you get cut so they can pick up someone else who got cut...I can't believe they cut him. Whaley went rogue on this cut. I wonder if he ran it past Pegula first? What about First Niagara bank...I bet they're pissed.
KOKBILLS Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Again: you have to be proud of EJ for stepping up and sticking it to Leroi fighting to keep his roster spot. Yep...
PolishDave Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 So...I guess we can at least put all the "he was #3 throughout camp" garbage to rest...The coaches have confidence in EJ no matter what was reported throughout camp, or there is no way they make this move... I hope most Bills fans will get behind this move...It's entirely possible that we now have two developing young QB's with a lot of promise... I guess the WGR group can now proceed to predicting doom if/when EJ gets in there...That should be their next move... I think he probably was number 3 throughout camp right until the end when he played that perfect game. The perfect game is probably what pushed him high enough in the minds of the coaches to make them think he should be number 2. Regardless though, does it really matter. He made the team and Cassel didn't. They obviously think EJ is better for the team than Cassel when factoring everything in which includes talent evaluation and salary.
KOKBILLS Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 I think he probably was number 3 throughout camp right until the end when he played that perfect game. The perfect game is probably what pushed him high enough in the minds of the coaches to make them think he should be number 2. Regardless though, does it really matter. He made the team and Cassel didn't. They obviously think EJ is better for the team than Cassel when factoring everything in which includes talent evaluation and salary. You're exactly right...It does not matter...And that was the point I was trying to make...All that negative reporting when all that mattered is how they finished when they all had a grasp of the offensive system...
dayman Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 EJ fought his ass off to beat out Cassel...good for EJ. He's still garbage but at least the can isn't on fire also
BillsCelticsAngelsBama Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Hokie gave us this link.. somewhere and it appears up to date http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000518343/article/nfl-roster-cuts-tracker so.. where's that Sign Thad Lewis thread?! Please...no !
PolishDave Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 They must have been trying something fierce to find somebody who wanted Cassel for anything at all. Hard to believe they couldn't get anything for him at all.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 I think he probably was number 3 throughout camp right until the end when he played that perfect game. The perfect game is probably what pushed him high enough in the minds of the coaches to make them think he should be number 2. Regardless though, does it really matter. He made the team and Cassel didn't. They obviously think EJ is better for the team than Cassel when factoring everything in which includes talent evaluation and salary.I agree to a point. I think the long perfect pass in the Panther game started it for the coaches and for EJ himself. Then after the first couple series of bad snaps and bad OL play and average QBing, with his Bills career on the line EJ put together the perfect drive with no less than five great throws on it including two 4-14 great throws in a row to win the game. Rex and the coaches loved that. Then he had the perfect third game as you said. But they had been seeing improvement over time as EJ got comfortable in the offense and got more confidence and that translated into better accuracy and performance.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 WGR on air experts are curled up in a fetal position right now.
Big Gun Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 So...I guess we can at least put all the "he was #3 throughout camp" garbage to rest...The coaches have confidence in EJ no matter what was reported throughout camp, or there is no way they make this move... I hope most Bills fans will get behind this move...It's entirely possible that we now have two developing young QB's with a lot of promise... I guess the WGR group can now proceed to predicting doom if/when EJ gets in there...That should be their next move... ...or it was more about the $$$ saved and couldn't justify paying MC that much.
Heels20X6 Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Two pages in and no sign of Negativo saying that Whaley only cut Cassell because of his pride in drafting EJ...?
jahnyc Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Puts all the pressure on Taylor. I still do not think that EJ is a starting caliber QB. Not a great plan to go into the season in this way. The front office had time to make a better effort at trying to fix our QB issue. Hopefully, Taylor can be the guy.
26CornerBlitz Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 I agree to a point. I think the long perfect pass in the Panther game started it for the coaches and for EJ himself. Then after the first couple series of bad snaps and bad OL play and average QBing, with his Bills career on the line EJ put together the perfect drive with no less than five great throws on it including two 4-14 great throws in a row to win the game. Rex and the coaches loved that. Then he had the perfect third game as you said. But they had been seeing improvement over time as EJ got comfortable in the offense and got more confidence and that translated into better accuracy and performance. EJ improved his practice performances in the last couple of weeks @ SJF.
Dr. Who Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 Again: you have to be proud of EJ for stepping up and sticking it to Leroi fighting to keep his roster spot. LOL, good one.
Wayne Cubed Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 I agree to a point. I think the long perfect pass in the Panther game started it for the coaches and for EJ himself. Then after the first couple series of bad snaps and bad OL play and average QBing, with his Bills career on the line EJ put together the perfect drive with no less than five great throws on it including two 4-14 great throws in a row to win the game. Rex and the coaches loved that. Then he had the perfect third game as you said. But they had been seeing improvement over time as EJ got comfortable in the offense and got more confidence and that translated into better accuracy and performance. I think they saw more consistency from EJ. Beginning of camp it was a lot of good day, bad day, bad day, good day. Then after the Browns game he started stringing together good practices.
Kelly the Dog Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 EJ improved his practice performances in the last couple of weeks @ SJF. Yep. That all coincided with his command of the offense and confidence. He clearly didn't look nearly as skittish as he did before.
Heels20X6 Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 This is also good news even if Taylor and EJ stumble as QBs. We won't have Cassell carry us to another 8-8 record. We'll lose out and draft our next QB in the first round.
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